Fastener



R. E. JONES March 12, 1929.

FASTENER Filed March 8, 1927 Patented Mar. 12, 1929.

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Riemann E. Jenn-s, F lineliasrown, MARYLAnD,;Ass GNon noon COMPANY,LAND.

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My invention relates to new; and useful improvements in fasteners andmore-partio 'ularly to such a device: primarily intended.

for :use in connection with refrigeratorsand cold storage.roomcdoors,theprincipal ob ject of the invention residing in theprovision offl'fi-tfijflnfil which maybe operated from either side :of the doorforunloeking and which is automatically ifastened by springpressure'upon closure of the door. Y

Another object of zthe invention vresldes 'III theprovision of adiousingwhich .is adapted to be connectedto'on'e -l 'acecfithe :door, thehousing carrying the pivoted latch and one of the operating levers, thespring for. normally holding'the latch in fastening positionbeingenclosed within the housing.

A further object consists inproviding means for fastening .the latchinits'fastening position, a .projectionxbeing formed on the latch andextendin ithrou h an oiienin' ini thehozising for receivingxa lockingmember.

With the aboveand other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, my invention consists inthe novel de' tails ofconstruction and arrangements .of parts, described in the followingspecification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and while Ihave illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of theinvention, as they nowapp ear to me, it will be understood that suchchanges may be i made as will fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

In the drawings: I Fig. 1 is a face view showing the fastener connectedto a door. I

Fig. 2 is a rear face view of the fastener. Fig. 3 is a section on line33 of Fig. l; and

F ig. 4 Fig. 1.

In the drawings 1 indicates a door and 2 the door frame.

is a section on the line 4 -4 of My improved form of fastener consistsof.

the housing 3 whichis adapted to be secured to the face of the door bymeans of the screws Al or other suitable fastenings. A

latch 5 extends longitudinally within the housing 3 and ispivotallyconnected thereto at 6, a roller 7 being mounted adjacent.

the outer free end of the latch for engagement with the keeper 8 whichis secured to the door frame 2 by means of the bolts 9 and nuts 10 asshown more particularly in Fig.

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1 of the drawings; The keeper is provided adjacent each end, with: anelongated opening 11 through which the bolts 9 will more particularly.inv Fig. 3 of'the draw-x d ngs, extendsthrough the housing3,'itheloin. 1. and the plate .20.. 'The plate 201i-s;

ethat' to whichthe housing is secured-,b.

means of the screws-21.'orothersriitable fasteniugs and is-provided withthe lugs or projections 22 to which :lihb lever .23 is .piv otallyconnectedat :24. The. end of themed 19, which extends through the plate20, is threaeed as shown at 25 to receivetlie internally threaded member26 having the outwardly extending spaced horizontal arms 27 betweenwhich the lever 23 extends. The lever 23 is formed intermediate its endswith the elongated opening 28 through which a pin 29 carried by the arms27*extends.

A vertically extending pin or projection 30 is formed on or secured tothe latch 5, as shown more particularly in F 4 of the drawings, andpasses through an opening housing 33 Sat 15. v-Th efi lever to that face'OftlIGJdOOI' 1, opposite 31 formed in the top of the housing 3. A

coiled spring 32'surrounds the pin 30 between the inner wall of thehousing and the top of the latch and normally holds the latch in itslowered or closing position. A removable plate 33 is secured tothe innerface of the housing3 by .lnGLIlS of a screw 3401' other suitablefastening and the latch 5'operates between this plate and the outer faceof the housing. The plate 33 is positioned at a point adjacent the pin30 and its surrounding spring 32 so that when the plate is removedaccess may be gained to the spring andthe removal of the latch 5 fromthe housing may be facilitated. I

Formed on or secured to the lowere'dge of the latch 5, intermediatetheends thereof, is the downwardly projecting pin 35 which is adapted'topass throughan opening. 36

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formed in the lower wall of the housing 3. The pin will be provided witha transiversely extending opening to receive the shackle of a lock 37.

From the above detailed description it is thought that the constructionand operation will be understood. It will be noted that I have provideda fastener in which there are relatively few parts, 7 attached to ordetached from the face of the door, which may be operated from eitherside of the door, and which may be automatically locked by springpressure 'when the door is closed. When the door is closed the spring 32forcesthe latch downwardly into proper engagement with the keeper 8 tohold the door in fastened or closed position. WVhen the fastener 37 isconnected to the pin 35 the latch is held against vertical movement andtherefore the fastener cannot be unfastened. The housing 3 is preferablyconnected to the outer face of door and to operate the latch from theouter face of the door the lever 14 is manipulated so that theprojection 13 thereof will raise the latch 5 and release the same fromthe keeper 8. From the inside ofthe door the latch is raised bymanipulation of the lever 23. The lever 23 will slide the rod 19 and inturn operatethe lever 14 to raise the latch 5. When the housing 3 isdetached from the door the latch 5, the lever 14:, and the rod 19, withtheir associated parts, may be removed as a unit, it being understoodwhich may be readily signature.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentis:

- A fastener of the character described adapted to be connected to orremoved from a door or the like asa unitary structure including ahousing'having a longitudinally 7 extending recess forming an open back,a latch pivotally connected to the housing and extending longitudinallythereof in the recess, a pin carried by the latch and extending throughthe top of the housing, a spring surrounding the pin between the top ofthe housing and top of the latch, said pin andspring being locatedbehind the front face of the housing and within the recess, a platedetachably connected to the housing and extending over the open back ofthe housing to form the guide for the latch, a projection'formed on theouter face of the housing, and a lever pivotally connected to theprojection and engageable with the latch for operating the same.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my RICHARD JONES.

